girls:
1.3k births since 1987
#4437 (22nd percentile)
boys:
1.9k births since 1987
#2887 (37th percentile)
overall:
3.2k births since 1987
#4840 (37th percentile)
The name Kylin is the #4,840 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,163 recorded births since 1987. This represents the 37.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 37.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,887 (37.0% percentile) for all time with 1,877 births since 1987. For girls, it ranks #4,437 (22.4% percentile) for all time with 1,286 births since 1987.
Kylin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1987 .
The name Kylin has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (59.3% of all recorded births). In 2023, 76.6% of babies named Kylin were boys. Interestingly, until around 1999, the name was more popular for girls (53.4% girls from 1987 to 1998), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (60.4% boys from 1999 to 2023).
For boys, Kylin reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 15.6% percentile (ranked #780) with 80 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 80 births per million (ranked 15.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2008, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kylin ranks #788 for boys (13.5% percentile) with 70 births per million, which is 87.9% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kylin reached its peak popularity in 2011, achieving the 7.3% percentile (ranked #871) with 38 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 38 births per million (ranked 7.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kylin ranks #913 for girls (3.6% percentile) with 22 births per million, which is 58.4% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kylin".
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